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  • Co-operative Research Group Seminar
    The Co-operative Research Group at the University of Sydney has organised a seminar on 26 August 2010 with Professor Francesco Capalbo and Professor Frank Clarke. Professor Capalbo (Second University of Naples) will address The Co-operative Experience in Italy. Professor Clarke (University of Sydney) will address Co-operative case study: Death of a co-operative.
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    Details of the Co-operative Group activities are listed on the website
  • Ownership and Australia's newest political party
    The Parents, Families and Carers Party has released a Family and Small Business and Economic Ownership Policy for the Federal election in Australia to be held on 21 August 2010. It is the only party that has developed a policy based on ownership.
  • South West Slopes Country Credit Union
    ABACUS Australian Mutuals has announced that South West Slopes Credit Union has won the distinction of being the first Australian Credit Licensee under new laws regulating consumer credit.South West Slopes Credit Union is a community credit union operating in south western NSW, including the towns of Young, Cootamundra, West Wyalong, Harden, Boorowa and Temora.
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  • Competitive Banking in Australia
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    According to ABACUS Australian Mutuals research out today revealing that three in four Australians believe the big four banks have too much market power should trigger action to promote a more competitive banking market.The Australia Institute research paper Money and power says one in five people, or three million Australians, believe that a bank with bigger profits is safer and that younger people are much more likely to believe that a bank with big profits is safer.
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  • Australian IYC Steering Committee
    The first Australian IYC Steering Committee meeting will be held in Sydney on Monday 30 August 2010. The Chairman of the Steering Committee is Trent Bartlett.  The Steering Committee is being resourced by Social Business Australia.  The IYC aims at raising awareness on the socio-economic impact of co-operatives, and for promoting the autonomous formation and growth of co-operatives. For more on the International Year of Co-operatives Steering Committee visit the web site of the International Co-operative Alliance.
  • Housing Co-operative History
    The SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd in Dandenong, Victoria,will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in October 2010. As part of the celebrations a booklet will be published on the co-operative.  The booklet will outline the experience of rental housing co-operatives since 1985 qand the external and internal challenges over the years. While SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd was formed in 2000, the co-operatives that merged at the time were originally formed in 1985.
  • Mutuality and Taxable income
    The Australian Taxation Office has published a guide on Mutuality and taxable income. The guide is for non-profit clubs, societies and associations that are taxable.  It can be downloaded as a pdf from the ATO web site.

Co-operatives Australia News

Australia and the International Year of Co-operatives 2012

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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 June 2010 23:10 Written by David Griffiths Sunday, 20 June 2010 09:35

The United Nations has declared 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives. Co-operatives Australia supports IYC 2012 as an important opportunity to promote the co-operative difference.

The International Co-operative Alliance has established a IYC 2012 section on its web site which includes:

The United Nations resolution on IYC 2012 in different languages.

Information on who is planning the International Year.

A draft ICA proposal for activities for IYC.

News releases from the ICA, the UN and ILO on IYC 2012

 

Planning for the International Year of Co-operatives

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 02:15 Written by David Griffiths Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:16

On 13 May 2010 there was an important Australia-wide conference call on the International Year of Co-operatives in 2012. The conference call was hosted by Social Business Australia and facilitated by its Chairman, Trent Bartlett. The purpose was to seek support from the broader social business sector to celebrate the International Year of Co-operatives in 2012 - creating a reason to coalesce, creating a mindset change toward social business and set aspirational targets for achievements.  There were 17 participants  in the conference call - representing Barossa Community Store, Co-operatives Australia, Hepburn Wind, Macleay River Regional Co-operative, MECU, Plumbers'  Supplies Co-operative Limited, Social Business Australia, Social Traders, Sydney Credit Union, Tertiary Access Group Co-operatives Limited and West Belconnen Health Co-operative.
 

Co-operatives National Law Submissions

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Written by David Griffiths Tuesday, 27 April 2010 07:42

Twenty one submissions have been received on the proposed Co-operatives National Law

 

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Gayndah Packers Co-operative Association Ltd in PDF format (size: 272kb)

10/2/2010

4

 2

The Co-operative Federation of South Australia Inc. in PDF format (size: 26kb)

17/2/2010

 2

 3

Dr Gary Oliver (in PDF format (size: 33kb)

22/2/2010

 3

4

Chartered Secretaries Australia in PDF format (size: 74kb)

24/2/2010

 2

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The Co-operative Federation of South Australia Inc. (2) in PDF format (size: 24kb)

24/2/2010

 2

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Mattila Lawyers in PDF format (size: 93kb)

24/2/2010

4

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Co-operatives WA in PDF format (size: 74kb)

26/2/1020

10

8

Co-operative Development Services Ltd in PDF format (size: 152kb)

26/2/2010

16

9

Co-operatives Australia in PDF format (size: 25kb)

26/2/2010

1

10

Ravensdown in PDF format (size: 111kb)

26/2/2010

4

11

Co-operative Federation of NSW Ltd in PDF format (size: 118kb)

26/2/2010

25

12

Adam Jones in PDF format (size: 74kb)

26/2/2010

1

13

CPA Australia in PDF format (size: 122kb)

26/2/2010

3

14

Mark Snell in PDF format (size: 25kb)

26/2/2010

2

15

Namoi Cotton Co-operative Ltd in PDF format (size: 144kb)

26/2/2010

4

16

ASIC in PDF format (size: 52kb)

26/2/2010

1

17

Insolvency Practitioners Australia in PDF format (size: 470kb)

26/2/2010

6

18

Price Waterhouse Coopers in PDF format (size: 36kb)

2/3/2010

1

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Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd in PDF format (size: 138kb)

8/3/2010

6

20

Law Council of Australia in PDF format (size: 152kb)

9/3/2010

9

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Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in PDF format (size: 164kb)

12/3/2010

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Mutuals After Turbulent Times

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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 May 2010 23:00 Written by David Griffiths Monday, 19 April 2010 02:46

APRAThe Chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, John F. Laker, address to the Abacus Australian Mutuals convention on the Gold Coast, Queensland, 9 November 2009  and praises how credit unions and building societies  have gone through the global financial crisis - no breach of prudential requirements, no force majeure, continuing to grow balance sheets and continuing to earn solid profits. In his address, Mr. Laker said: that mutual building societies and credit unions in Australia were characterised by an "ongoing strength of the simple business model of mutual authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) - a model built on high standards of customer service, conservative lending standards in traditional markets and strong liquidity and capital buffers."
 

Valuing Co-operation

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Last Updated on Saturday, 10 April 2010 21:20 Written by David Griffiths Saturday, 10 April 2010 21:11

Co-operatives Australia has published a new statement on Valuing Co-operation - a paper that affirms the importance of co-operatives recognising that demutualisation is not inevitable; that a subsequent loss of member ownership and control has significant consequences; that there are alternative strategic and structural choices, and that balanced information is the prerequisite to informed choice. This is the fourth statement issued by Co-operatives Australia. The preceding three were (a) Public Policy and Co-operatives (b) Australia's Top 100 Co-operatives, Credit Uniuons and Mutuals and (c) Co-operative Education.
   

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